Judges 2 · Verse 20

Judges 2:20

And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice;
Judges 2:20, King James Version

Judges 2:20 in other translations

BSBSo the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has transgressed the covenant I laid down for their fathers and has not heeded My voice,
WEBThe LORD’s anger burned against Israel; and he said, “Because this nation transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to my voice,
ASVAnd the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel; and he said, Because this nation have transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice;
YLTAnd the anger of Jehovah doth burn against Israel, and He saith, ‘Because that this nation have transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened to My voice--
DARBYAnd the anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel; and he said, Because this nation hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and hath not hearkened unto my voice,
BBEAnd the wrath of the Lord was burning against Israel, and he said, Because this nation has not been true to my agreement which I made with their fathers, and has not given ear to my voice;
WebsterAnd the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened to my voice;

What does Judges 2:20 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 The anger of the Lord was hot - They were as fuel by their transgressions; and the displeasure of the Lord was as a fire about to kindle and consume that fuel.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 2:6-23

We have a general idea of the course of things in Israel, during the time of the Judges. The nation made themselves as mean and miserable by forsaking God, as they would have been great and happy if they had continued faithful to him. Their punishment answered to the evil they had done. They served the gods of the nations round about them, even the meanest, and God made them serve the princes of the nations round…

Read the full comment on Judges 2:6-23 →

Judges 2:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּֽחַר\־vai.yi.char-and it burnedH2734
אַ֥ף'af[the] anger ofH639
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'Elon IsraelH3478
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יַעַן֩ya.'AnbecauseH3282
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH834
עָבְר֜וּ'a.ve.Ruthey have transgressedH5674
הַגּ֣וֹיha.Goythe nationH1471
הַזֶּ֗הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּרִיתִי֙be.ri.Ticovenant myH1285
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
צִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiI commandedH6680
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.Tamancestors theirH1
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
שָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'Uthey have listenedH8085
לְקוֹלִֽי\׃le.ko.Lito voice myH6963

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 2:20

  • Judges 2:14

    And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.

  • Joshua 23:16

    When ye have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

  • Ezekiel 20:37

    And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:

  • Exodus 24:3-8

    And Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the Lord hath said will we do. And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord. And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. …

  • Judges 3:8

    Therefore the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan–rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushan–rishathaim eight years.

  • Deuteronomy 29:10-13

    Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel, Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water: That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the Lord thy God, and into his oath, which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this day: That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

  • Jeremiah 31:32

    Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:

  • Exodus 32:10-11

    Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation. And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?

  • Deuteronomy 32:22

    For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

  • Joshua 24:21-25

    And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the Lord. And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the Lord, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses. Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel. And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey. …

  • Judges 10:7

    And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the anger.
14; 3:8; 10:7; Ex 32:10,11; De 32:22
transgressed.
Ex 24:3-8; De 29:10-13; Jos 23:16; 24:21-25; Jer 31:32; Eze 20:37

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Context

  • Judges 2:19

    And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.

  • Judges 2:20

    And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice;

  • Judges 2:21

    I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:

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Judges 2:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y la ira de Jehová se encendió contra Israel, y dijo: Pues que esta gente traspasa mi pacto que ordené á sus padres, y no obedecen mi voz,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et la colère de l’ Éternel s’embrasa contre Israël, et il dit: Puisque cette nation a transgressé mon alliance, que j’avais commandée à leurs pères, et qu’ils n’ont pas écouté ma voix,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da entbrannte der Zorn Jehovas wider Israel, und er sprach: Darum daß diese Nation meinen Bund übertreten hat, den ich ihren Vätern geboten, und sie meiner Stimme nicht gehorcht haben,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Iratusque est furor Domini in Israël, et ait: Quia irritum fecit gens ista pactum meum, quod pepigeram cum patribus eorum, et vocem meam audire contempsit: